Jan alternatives for Mac
Jan — Offline AI chat tool — is installed 361 times a month through Homebrew. These are hand-picked alternatives that occupy the same slot, ordered by how comparable their user base is.
Run
brew install --cask jan to install Jan itself.- BoltAI 29.3× smaller user base
- Cursor19.3× the installs
- Claude55.0× the installs
- Diffusion Bee3.2× smaller user base
- ChatGPT35.6× the installs
- MacWhisper2.3× the installs
- LM StudioApple silicon only · 16.4× the installs
- Draw Things3.3× the installs
Full comparison
| Jan | BoltAI 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | GUI app | GUI app |
| Category | AI & Machine Learning | Communication |
| Open source | Yes (inferred) | Not declared |
| Licence | Not declared | Not declared |
| Apple silicon | Universal | Universal |
| Latest version | 0.8.7 | 2.18.2 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 |
| Installs (30 days) | 361 | 39 |
| Install command | brew install --cask jan | brew install --cask boltai |
How we picked these
The list comes from a hand-maintained set of same-purpose apps, not from keyword matching. Alternatives are removed automatically when Homebrew no longer carries them. Ordering reflects 30-day install volume, not paid placement. Data updated 2026-10-26.